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"....... SABAY" After the last line was sang, the last strum on my guitar, the lights immediately turned off. This is it, after 4 months of waiting. I finally performed..... Bumaba na kami sa stage, agad naman kaming nag yakapan. "Congrats guys!" masayang ani ko. "Worth it lahat ng pagod natin!" Yan said happily, he's our drummer, and sub-vocalist "Wah! Grabe, ang saya!" that's Vin, he can play the keyboard and an acoustic guitar, he can also sing. While, Vince is jumping up-and-down with a smile on his face "Kahit 'di tayo manalo, sobrang saya ko na!" he hugged us 3. He's our bassist and sub-vocalist. "Manalo, matalo. We had fun! We did our best. 'Yun ang mahalaga!" I said, I'm the vocalist and I play the electric guitar. We hugged each other, bago kami nag-ayos ng sarili, I've started playing guitar since I was 6th grade. At first, music was just my comfort. I was interested in instruments back then but I have no interest in playing them. Until, one day.... I just played it. Then, it became my comfort too. When I was in 7th grade, I was invited by Yan to join their band. Now, I'm 9th grade, same grade with Yan, Vin and Vince: the twins, are in 11th grade. Lumabas na kami sa back stage para manood ng performance ng ibang banda. Umupo na kami 'dun. Seryoso kaming nanonood ng tumunog yung cell phone ko. Kinuha ko to mula sa bulsa ko. From: Aidan I watched it, u did so well, ipoy. Congrats! I smiled. To: Aidan W8 4 me. Ok? He quickly replied. From: Aidan Ok, not promising tho. Just wait... I'll go to you after this, just don't close you eyes... I was never confident about my voice nor my talent in playing the instrument, I never want to stand out in front of the crowd. It was just my hobby. My comfort. But because of him... The guy I met 2 years ago, the guy who helped me boosting my confident, the guy who shows himself everyday just to convince me that I have a talent. The guy I relied the most, Aidan Yu. I did my promise, you do yours. Wait for me... "Yara?" I looked at Yan who called me. "Okay ka lang?" I smiled bago tumango. "I'm fine" He didn't bother me after that, nakatutok kami sa nag pe-perform sa harapan. This contest was very special to us. For being together in the band, we never won any contest yet. We were sometimes discouraged, but we never gave up. We try and try. As long na kasama namin ang isa't isa, patuloy kaming tutugtog. We may tripped, we may scratch our fingers, as long as we're living, we'll keep on playing. Pagkatapos nang 2 performance, the contest was now done. Hinihintay lang namin ang desisyon ng panalo. "Hey" napatingin kami kay Vin, he smiled "Manalo, matalo. May next time pa! We did our best, we enjoyed!" "True! Manalo, matalo! Ang mahalaga we experienced this wonderful contest!" his brother, Vince spoke. "Another experience added to our band journey!" saad ko. "I'M PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF COMZONE!" we all laughed dahil sa biglang pag sigaw ni Yan. Comzone -- Comfort Zone, that was our band name. All of us joined in this band except the fact of our love for music, but also it was our comfort. And the same time we want to bring comfort to our audience. Mya-maya pa, pinatawag na kami at pinapwesto sa harap ng stage "Good evening to everyone out here! And in advance congratulations to all of our bands right here, who performed! Clap your hands for them everyone!" the host lively said, everyone started their hands, pumalakpak na 'din kami. "... For the winner!" binuksan na niya last envelope "The winner of Summer Concert High! Is...." binasa na niya ito. Winner or not, I did my best! I'll continue to strive harder! "Everyone, a round of applause for Comzone!" We... Won... Nanalo kami... I looked at my members, we were all speechless... Everyone was loud, you can only hear people cheering, clapping their hands, shouts was everywhere... But me and the others was just speechless. Tears were flowing to our cheeks... After two years... We won! We hugged each other, crying... We were so happy. Umakyat kami agad sa stage para kunin yung trophy. We thanked everyone, including the organizer of the contest, our supporters, and the other bands that participated too. Nang mahawakan ko yung trophy, tinitigan ko ito... Aidan... Look, we won... Tinaas ko yung trophy, bago kami nagyakapan ulit. Every tears, every hard work, every pain, every sleepless nights, everything was worth it. The 2 years of waiting and fighting was all worth it. Everything is... Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto, bumaba narin kami. We were still crying. "We won!" Yan said while crying. "Nanalo tayo!" Vin was also crying, nakayakap pa ito sa trophy. "Ang galing natin!" humahagulgol na saad ni Vince "Our first ever trophy" tears were still sliding in my cheek. Parang dati lang, we were making our own carton trophy with colors, pampalubag loob at congratulations na namin sa sarili namin pag natatalo. But now, we're finally holding our first ever trophy. Our first gold trophy. "We should celebrate!" unang sabi ni Yan pagkapasok namin sa waiting room namin, nandun na yung mga gamit namin. I was about to speak ng napunta ang atensyon namin sa telepono kong tumunog. "Excuse me" kinuha at sinagot yung tumatawag. "Hello?" "Y-yara, this is Tita Anne" it was Aidan's mother, something was wrong with her voice. "Oh, yes tita?" "Yara... Aidan..." Something's off... "W-what happened tita?" Wait for me..... I told you to wait for me..... "He's now sleeping, Yara... H-he slept, after watching you and your band winning..." Tita's voice was shaking. "W-what..." "He told me, to tell you. That's he's proud of you Yara. He really is. H-he wants you t-to shine m-more" He slept... Already... Nabitawan ko ang cell phone ko, my tears started on flowing again. I heard the guys calling me... But I couldn't hear anything. All I know is that... Aidan... He's now resting... I remember. I told you to wait for me... 'Ok, not promising tho' I remembered what he replied. The guy who helped me boosting my confidence, the guy who always remind me that I am good no matter what, the guy who's always there when no one stayed, the guy who I love... Is now resting. The day I first won a trophy from a band contest, was the day I first lost the guy who pursued me to join in the first place... I lost him... = END =